Survey Field Technician: Boundary, Topography & Staking

Westwood Professional Services, Inc.; Staunton (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a qualified full‑time Survey Field Technician in Staunton, VA.

You will work with a survey crew chief in the field, collecting data to support design activities, boundary surveying, and providing sketches and layouts to support construction activities. The role involves performing field work for land surveying scopes, operating GPS and total stations, organizing equipment, transferring files, and maintaining strong client relationships while

Qualifications

• Perform field work for land surveying scopes of work including construction staking, boundary location, ALTA, and topography for various project types
• Operate GPS and total stations in static and RTK modes for control networks, boundaries, ALTA surveys, and topography
• Transfer files between data collectors and internal project folders
• Maintain productive working relationships with clients and coworkers
• Adhere to Safety, Quality Management and Equipment Maintenance policies

Responsibilities

• Collect data to support design activities, boundary surveying, and construction layouts
• Organize survey truck, equipment and supplies as necessary
• Operate GPS, total stations, scanners, and data collectors
• Transfer files between data collectors and internal project folders
• Maintain productive working relationships with clients and coworkers
• Adhere to the company’s Safety, Quality Management and Equipment Maintenance policies

Skills

Field data collection

Team collaboration

Independence problem-solving

Office software basics

Education

Associate’s Degree in Surveying or Engineering Technology

Tools

GPS equipment

Total stations

Scanners

Data collectors

Job description

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. is seeking a qualified full‑time Survey Field Technician in Staunton, VA.

You will work with a survey crew chief in the field, collecting data to support design activities, boundary surveying, and providing sketches and layouts to support construction activities. The role involves performing field work for land surveying scopes, operating GPS and total stations, organizing equipment, transferring files, and maintaining strong client relationships while